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Siyu Chen

software engineer / fullstack web developer / entrepreneur

Rising senior at UCLA majoring in Computer Science. Have a wide range of expertise including web development and software development. Seek to create innovative and beautiful products. Also have a strong interest in data mining and artificial intelligence. Hope to make valuable contribution to the future of AI. I like fast-paced working environment. Challenges are always my friends. Besides programming, I am passionate about entrepreneurship, sports and music. I hope one day I can combine my passions to create something great.

personal info

name: Siyu Chen website: www.siyucosmoschen.com
Where I am from?
I was born in Southeast China and spent the first 18 years in my beautiful hometown Zhuhai before I came to the vibrant Los Angeles. Zhuhai is a beautiful seaside city in Guangdong, just next to Macau. It has been ranked the best city to live in in China for several years.
What I'm really good at?
I grew up playing competitive team sports, so team spirit is in my blood. I am very good at collaborating with people and tackling challenges under pressure.
What are my hobbies and interests?
I like sci-fi and action movies the most. Also I am a big fan of HBO. G.O.T and Westworld are simply awesome. And I can't live without music, all kinds of music, but British rock and R&B are my favorite. I grew up playing team sports, especially soccer and basketball. So during free time, I like to play soccer with friends both casually and competitively. And I like travelling and cooking! National parks, metropolises, holiday resorts, wonders of the world are all in my list. And if we become friends, you could enjoy my sizzling steak and real Chinese food ;).

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Feels like a life time

A time line of my adventurous life

Baidu, Inc.

The largest search engine in China Software Engineer Intern ( Summer internship in 2015 )

- Worked in Ads team to implement a feature for predicting users’ gender in order to improve ad targeting
- Preprocessed training set with 8000+ user application download history data using Python
- Participated the training and validation/test processes using different machine learning models
- This new feature improved the users’ gender prediction from 80% to 92%

Creativ

A digital advertisement startup in Los Angeles, CA Software Engineer Intern ( March 2015 : June 2015 )

- Worked in iOS team to develop an iOS application
- Developed front-end content using Swift
- Implemented the intro and home view of the application
- Collaborated with back-end developer and UI designer to make better represent the front-end content

The Blackstone LaunchPad at UCLA

( March 2015 : June 2015 ) Student Fellow

- Assisted in developing marketing, programming, and strategic partnerships strategy
- Oversaw a team of interns dedicated to helping develop the programming component
- Completed extensive training on entrepreneurship and business fundamentals
- Enhanced outreach efforts as a brand ambassador for both internal and external purposes.

2015 Wilbur K.Woo Greater China Business Conference

( January 2015 : April 2015 ) Panel Coordinator

- Assisted in developing panel ideas for Entrepreneurship and inbound Investment in US panel
- Collaborated with a team of coordinators dedicated to helping develop the conference component
- Asisted panel moderator to prepare entrepreneurship and business related questions
- Oversaw networking events among students and invited panelists

UCLA CSSA Career Development Department

( October 2014 : September 2015 ) Vice President

- Organized events, career fairs and panels for UCLA Chinese students
- Connected UCLA Chinese students with UCLA alumnus and professionals in different industries

Landed in La La Land, USA

( September, 2013 ) Los Angeles, CA

Started my college life at UCLA

The American Chamber of Commerce in South China

( July 2013 : August 2013 ) Events & International Program Intern

- Assisted organizing events including meetings, balls and fairs
- Responsible for paperworks including invitaion letters and event flyers.
- Established connections with members across different industries

Elite High School Soccer League

( July 2012 : August 2012 ) President

Created and organized the first Elite High School Soccer League among 3 high schools from 3 cities, Zhuhai, Hongkong and Macau with a purpose of connecting elite students from the best high schools in each city through competitive soccer tournament. EHSSL is fully organized and operated by high school students and is continue to grow. Taipei joined EHSSL in July 2013.

Became a Manchester United fan

( 1997 )

Hello World!

( Octorber 22, 1994 ) Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

technical skills

Authoritatively foster bricks-and-clicks networks rather than superior architectures. Compellingly mesh frictionless imperatives vis-a-vis emerging.

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Ruby on Rails

other skills

Distinctively implement granular e-commerce whereas business innovation. Rapidiously unleash viral niches vis-a-vis real-time catalysts.

My portfolio

A quick overview of my diverse portfolio

project 1
Bounty Hunters

Bounty Hunters

( web )

project 1

Our project, Bounty Hunters, is a web application allowing users to crowdsource diverse help from other users to perform any task. Our users are split into two categories: posters and claimers. Posters post a task that they need help with, along with a location and a monetary bounty for the task. Claimers can then claim a task, complete it, and will receive the bounty once the creator of the task confirms its completion.
Technologies used: Ruby on Rails, Devise for user authentication, Geocoder, Google Maps, will-paginate for pagination, tsung for load testing.
Code Base: https://github.com/cosmoschen94/bounty-hunters
Report Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4-_Md9ylRCcZ1FacUhocndCQzA

project 2
Time Travel Tycoon

Time Travel Tycoon

( game )

project 2

The aim of the class was to create a fun interactive game that utilized the functionality of Artificial Intelligence to both play the game and be a part of the game. This would allow players to get the feel of competing against an intelligent computer while also watching the amazement of an AI play the game. The game engine we used to create our game was Cryengine 5.0 as developed by Crytek. The 10-week course took us through many ups and downs as we created the game with minimal documentation and a modern day approach to computer science.
Code Base: https://github.com/cosmoschen94/Time-Travel-Tycoon
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/_V2aTiuYLu4?list=PLBVC_GT-s-HeK9YtUTouEDzE2JomiZKM6
Report Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4-_Md9ylRCcMGQ0dG1KaER6eGc

project 3
Slot Machine

Slot Machine

( hardware )

project 3

The final project is an opportunity for us to make good use of the knowledge we learned from the first three projects and it allows us to unleash some creativities. We decided to make a Slot Machine for our final project.
There are many types of slot machines in the market. Due to time constraints, we decided to implement a three-slot slot machine through FPGA. To accomplish our project, we used VGA to display three randomized digits and also the simulation of the spinning effect, which provides a better immersive experience for the players. We also used four buttons and three switches on the FPGA board to fulfill different functionalities throughout the game. Finally, we used seven segment display to display current player’s information.
Our project was written entirely in Verilog. And we used three publicly available modules, referenced at the very end of this report.
Code Base: https://github.com/cosmoschen94/CSM152A-Slot-Machine
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/tfPhM5eHu7U
Report link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4-_Md9ylRCccV9EeVAzSVotU3c/view?usp=sharing

project 4
Stock Advisor

Stock Advisor

( web )

project 4

Stock Advisor utilizes the functionality of search engines on news sites to gather raw data, and organize the data into a list of suggested articles. The user can simply search a keyword and will be given a list of articles to read in a minute. Second, it keeps track of user’s reaction toward articles and gives them corresponding weights. The user’s choice will effectively influence the result of future query. Last, it is open-source, free and easy to use. The user needs to worry more about stocks than finding a way to organize information, and the latter is left to Stock Advisor.

project 5
OL Game War

OL Game War

( game )

project 5

- Developed an online game that serves as a platform connecting existing online games like LOL and CS, etc.
- Built front-end content using C# with Unity Engine
- Designed and implemented game map, two game modes (1v1, 5v5), game lobby and leader board.
- Used Riot Games API to query in-game data

project 6
Facebot

Facebot

( web )

project 6

- Developed a website that helps businesses create Facebook Messenger chatbots without programming
- Designed and implemented an interactive web page using JavaScript with Angular Material
- Implemented message node (creation, modification, destruction) and resource center (image, text) using socket.io
- Pair-programmed and worked remotely with back-end developer

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